Garcinia Cambogia Reviews –Does It Help In Losing Weight?

Does the new diet supplement ‘Garcinia Cambogia Extract’ really work or just another scam?

There are tons of Garcinia Cambogia reviews and customer testimonials on the effectiveness of this popular weight loss solution.

Recently, I came across a video in which a certain woman named Miranda claims that she had lost 70 pounds in the post-pregnancy period after she had the pure Garcinia Cambogia extract supplement. If those claims made by Miranda in the videos are true, then it is great.

Personally, I don’t subscribe to those claims and testimonials to be completely true. I have a bit different opinion on this supplement after going through several studies and clinical research on this weight loss supplement.

Keep reading this article to discover the actual truth on this “miracle weight loss supplement.” ‘Miracle’ or disappointing falsehood..?

Unhealthy and imbalanced dieting plans are very dangerous and counterproductive as they not only make you lose weight but also the good health.

There is no doubt that severe slashing on calories can accelerate fastest weight loss results but at the cost of dangerously harming your precious body muscles and metabolism.[1]

Heavy dieting increases the accumulation of body fat, and you are at risk of developing metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, says Kathleen M. Zelman, MRH.[2]

Most of the traditional methods of dieting just lead to increased cravings and hunger.

The strenuous workouts you do today to burn fat could eventually result in unwanted health hazards in your post middle age period onwards or even before. Weaker joints, spinal disorders, musculoskeletal trauma and cardiovascular stress are some the major fallout.[3]

The best solution to weight loss is always the middle path; moderate dieting and physical exercises combined with excellent natural weight loss supplements.

It is in this scenario that Garcinia Cambogia Extract has become very popular and effective natural weight loss solution currently.

The HCA extract from Garcinia Cambogia is said to be a very effective natural weight loss solution with no proven side effects.

The many reviews I went through say, it is possible to shed kilos with the help of HCA extract obtained from the rind of Garcinia Cambogia fruits without the “ghostly dieting plans and strenuous workout schedules.”

It is vouched by several weight loss gurus and actual users from all over the world that pure Garcinia Cambogia extract helps in shedding weight quickly and effortlessly.

This diet solution became popular after Dr.Oz, famous American weight loss expert, reviewed and presented the several benefits of this natural weight loss solution in one of the episodes of his TV show. Recently Dr.Oz has withdrawn his review on this supplement presumably for some legal reasons.[4]

There are also few reviews that claim this product is NOT as efficient and safe as presented by several positive reviews.

Unfortunately, there are also a lot of scam artists/fake companies that are doing a lot of online Ads to sell duplicate Garcinia Cambogia and trying to make some fast bucks.

Beware of fake Garcinia Cambogia being sold online by many unknown companies. Most of the popular weight loss supplements fail soon as many of the customers end up buying fake products.

What Makes Garcinia Cambogia A Good Weight Loss Solution?

This fruit is mostly found in certain regions of South East Asian countries and widely used as tastemaker flavor in some Indian recipes and as a major ingredient in some natural remedy medicines.

If you taste Garcinia in unprocessed form, the dried rind, it is extremely sour, and people with highly sensitive teeth and gums may find it difficult bear.

Garcinia is very rich in calcium, phosphorus, niacin, riboflavin, thiamine and iron. All of these are extremely good for the body.

It is the abundance of Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA) present in this fruit that makes it a real weight loss solution.[5]

Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) effectively blocks an enzyme called citrate lyase, which helping the body to turn carbohydrate in fat storages.

Several clinical studies have verified that HCA has multiple health benefits as an appetite suppressant, acts a moods regulator for arresting food craving, helps in maintaining healthy levels of LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, reduces the storage of fat in body tissues and promotes healthy metabolism.[6]

HCA encourages the synthesis of and the re-uptake of serotonin (5-HT), a chemical neurotransmitter in the brain. One of best benefits of increased serotonin is its positive impact on appetite suppression and arresting of food craving. It drastically reduces the amount food intake by accelerating satiated feeling to set in too quickly in the person with less amount of food intake.

Weight Loss Results From Garcinia Cambogia Extract

There are a couple of clinical studies done on animals and humans to test the effectiveness of HCA extract.

The HCA extract tested on rats proved be suppressing fat producing an enzyme called Citrate Lyase, whereby preventing the body from converting excess carbohydrate into fat.[7]

Another important finding from studies on rats is HCA extract also helped in increasing the levels of neurotransmitter serotonin that in turn led to the suppression of appetite and cravings for food.

The outcome of several studies conducted on rats verified and proved that Garcinia Cambogia extract can reduce weight naturally and quickly.

Results From Human Studies

Human studies on Garcinia Cambogia extract has shown mixed results due to specific conditions under which the studies were conducted. All study results did not provide uniform results. Some have shown significant positive weight loss results and in some studies, the results were marginal or equal to other dieting solutions adopted. Let us have a quick look at 2 of the trial study results.

Trial 1: The 8-week clinical trial conducted in Elluru, India in 2004 explored the efficacy of the Garcinia cambogia extract taken alone or combined with Gymnema sylvestre extract (GSE) and niacin based chromium (NBC).

The study involved 60 medium obese people with a BMI of 26 kg/m2 or higher and within the age group of 21 to 50 years. The volunteers were categorized into Group A, who were fed a diet supplemented with HCA, Group B fed with HCA, GSE, and NBC, and Group C fed with placebo.

Outcome: Groups A and B showed 5% to 6% reduction in weight and BMI resulting from lesser food intake. They also showed a significant reduction in blood serum leptin and cholesterol levels. On the other hand, Group C showed lower weight loss results. People were on HCA extract showed greater amount suppression in appetite and craving and reduced body weight without showing any signs of side effects.[8,9]

These women volunteers were tested in two groups: 42 women treated with 400-mg of GBE an hour before each meal for a total daily dose of 2.4g, and the second placebo group with 47 women. Both groups weight loss results were carefully watched and recorded week after week.

Outcome: The treated group measured statistically higher weight losses against the placebo group (3.7 kg versus 2.4 kg). The results from Garcinia Cambogia may not have shown too big differences from the other, but HCA is 100% natural and very safe to use when compared with other diet solutions. It is the natural ability of Garcinia Extract to suppress hunger and reduce craving for food makes it a ‘holy grail of weight loss”.[10,11,12]

It must be noted here, some of the studies conducted on HCA did not prove it be an effective weight loss agent. A lot more of extensive clinical research and controlled trials are needed to rate the quantum of the effect it has in shedding fat.

Garcinia Cambogia Side Effects Facts

I have come across some individuals’ complaint about the side effects they experienced after using some of the very popular weight loss supplements out there.

Most of the side effects of the weight solutions occur due to excess amount caffeine, ephedra, phenylpropanolamine, phentermine, sibutramine, fenproporex, etc. in the supplement which can cause different types of health issues.[13]

Chances of Garcinia Cambogia side effects are very little as it is a 100% natural solution with no toxins or added weight loss enhancement ingredients in it.

However, an overdose of any diet pill will cause some side effects. One might experience nausea, stomach ache or a mild headache if HCA extract is consumed in large amount than permitted. For best results, it is advisable to consume 500mg HCA extract pills 2 or 3 times a day and not more than that.

As a precaution, all pregnant women, persons under medication, persons with severe diabetes or high blood pressure and nursing mothers should not take any weight loss supplement without the consent of the doctor.

There are possibilities that some experience dizziness, headache, gastric issues and diarrhea at initial stages.

In 2009, FDA had warned the users of liver health problems that may arise by using HCA Extract from Garcinia.

Most of the side effects so far have been experienced by some of the users, may not be because of Garcinia, but because of other unsafe ingredients that the manufacturers are mixing in it (mostly with the intention of enhancing the weight loss results).

It is also true that people in the Indian subcontinent are using unprocessed raw Garcinia rind in cooking and some ayurvedic medicines since centuries and no side effects have been reported so far.

Garcinia Cambogia Effectiveness In Reducing Diabetes And Cholesterol

It was noted that besides being a weight reduction solutions, it has also added benefits in reducing type-2 diabetes and high cholesterol.

Some of the tests carried out on mice showed that Garcinia Cambogia can lower the levels of insulin. It is good news for diabetes patients, as they can fight type-2 diabetes and lose weight as well with this supplement.

It is a good reminder to all diabetes patients that if you are on regular diabetes medication and having Garcinia simultaneously, can dangerously drop your blood sugar levels.

More joyful news on Garcinia Cambogia is its effectiveness in lowering triglycerides and LDL and raising HDL (good cholesterol). So you can also develop healthy cholesterol while using this supplement for shedding extra pounds. It may not be good to have Garcinia if you are a chronic cholesterol patient already on medication.

Our Views On Garcinia Cambogia

Garcinia Cambogia has worked effectively in helping thousands of people to lose weight naturally. Some people have reported up to 22 pounds weight loss in 12 to 16 weeks time after they began to use HCA extract from Garcinia. You could certainly try it out for 60 or 90 days to see the results on yourself.

Sadly, there are also some who did not find the satisfactory weight loss results with this supplement; but it is important to note that some obesity issues are closely related to hereditary syndromes, hormone disorders, chronic illness, erratic food habits, etc. None of the weight loss supplements is going to work in such cases except through prolonged therapeutic process.

Also, one other important thing you should keep in mind that excellent results out of any weight loss supplement are quickly achieved when you follow it up with healthy diet habits and 20 to 30 minutes of brisk physical activities like jogging, cycling, swimming, aerobics, etc. regularly.[14]

Dosage, Brand, Warning And Buying Suggestions

It is best to get a good brand of pure Garcinia Cambogia extract with 50% Hydroxycitric acid under FDA Certified manufacturing. Most effective and safe dosage is 500 mg, 2 or 3 times a day, half an hour before meals.

Beware of cheap and low-quality products sold in the market; Amazon and eBay also have so many low-quality brands on sale. Just don’t believe in most of them… some unknown companies or merchants, with sub-standard Garcinia extract, are out there to make fast bugs from unsuspecting customers. You may take a look at customers’ feedback and reviews before you proceed to get this supplement.

Before deciding to buy this weight loss solution, you should know that this is only a ‘supplement.’ It does not fall under the category of drugs. For this very reason, Food And Drug Administration (USA) does not approve this weight loss pill and do not regulate their usage or approve its effectiveness and safety.

The quality and efficiency of this pill are entirely dependent on the manufacturers. You should make sure the company that manufactures and sell it has not mixed any prohibited and health impacting ingredients into this supplement for effectiveness enhancement.

It could be worth trying this natural weight loss supplement for ninety days to see what good it can do for you in shedding the extra pounds.

Hope this Garcinia Cambogia review post has given you the right information you are looking for. Beware of fake weight loss products in the market; it is hard to get authentic pure Garcinia Cambogia weight loss supplement.

33 Comments

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Grisel RiveraJanuary 14, 2016

I used garcinia 3 months. Lost 14 pounds…planned diet and healthy workouts is must for good results.

KarolynDecember 3, 2015

I am not convinced of the effectiveness of Garcinia Cambogia. Another surprise product..

Dizziya H. N.January 11, 2016

Your money is your asset. But your health is more valuable than the money, and so never compromise on HEALTH. If you are looking for low cost Garcinia Cambogia products, you could certainly end up buying some dubious products that do not have actual Garcinia extract at all. Another serious issue (perhaps something that needs governmental attention) is fake products sold online. Some of them contain banned substance that promotes weight loss and others that does not do any good to the body in any manner. Don’t even rely on the false reviews and product ratings given virtual customers on popular e-commerce sites like amazon, e-bay, wallmart, and the likes. Only a few genuine Garcinia products are available online. I won’t recommend any special brand, but it is up to you to research and find the best for you.

Nana LipscombJanuary 14, 2016

Do not expect miracle weight loss with any of these weight loss aids like Garcinia or Raspberry ketone.

Lic RobertoNovember 11, 2015

I think all that big hype surrounding this supplement has already vanished as many got cheated. I don’t think any company is selling the real product. All rip-off products.

Damon ChampeOctober 27, 2015

Don’t take it to be a magic product, that you will lose weight within a few days after you take it. No diet pill is a quick fix…a healthy weight loss plan should be based on healthy diet and physical exercise; the pills like Garcinia extract are for giving an extra boost to the overall weight loss plan.

Frieda MullinsSeptember 16, 2015

These kinds of diet pills could probably harm the body. There are customer reports that complaints of sleeplessness after taking Garcinia pill. Could it be because of fake pills widely sold in the online market? I do not understand the claim that ‘HCA extracts elevates the mood’. Does it have some Aphrodite properties to elevate the mood?

Joyce TsangSeptember 16, 2015

I see a lot of suggestion and write ups vehemently promoting this weight loss product. It makes me wonder, is it not the marketing companies that actively promote this and other weight loss products through paid reviews and ads? If you take an honest look at what do the existing research say about Garcinia Cambogia, there aren’t any conclusive evidence to suggest that HCA has any significant relevance on satiety and appetite. Only some rodent studies are the only basis for the effectiveness of this pill. To make things even worse, there is no quarantine that the Garcinia Cambogia extract that you buy will have any real HCA extract in it at all. Most brands are just SCAMs.

Andrea CrossmanSeptember 7, 2015

Plainly speaking, most obese people are horribly lazy; their obesity, in all probability, is because of the unwilling to exercise and eat healthy. The question is not about whether Garcinia Cambogia works or not. The actual problem is the insatiable yearning to eat all crap foods for the pure pleasure of eating. No “magic pills” can help in losing weight if the same unhealthy food habits are not kicked out. Forget about the pills for a while till you are willing to exercise and eat healthy. No fat loss pills will work if you are eternally on bad diets.

ALEIDA HENDRIKAJuly 23, 2015

Here is my story on Garcinia Cambogia. Four months ago I had ordered for a certain brand called “Garcinia Cambogia Pure’ (60% HCA) from their official website. It was three months supply with 3 bottles free offer @cost of $120. I waited for 15 days for my parcel to arrive but it never came. When I contacted the customer support, I was informed that my purchase order was not gone through and payment was not received by them. They just declined to help me. All my later attempts to contact them were futile as they would never reply me. Since I live in Limburg, Netherland, I have no way to get a refund from the seller located in the US. I just gave up the pursuit and forced to ignore the $120 bugs. I just want to warn all of you NOT to get into ONLINE SCAMS practiced by many of these dubious product sellers.

Racheal AjagbeJuly 27, 2015

Sorry to hear how you got scammed online. But even if you had got the product, there is no guarantee that this product could have worked for you. Because most of the customers are just grumbling that they never lost a single pound after using this supplement.

Nicole HessenAugust 3, 2015

After I have heard about a lot of weight loss fiascos, especially with products like Garcinia Cambogia, Carullumma Fimbriata, Green Coffee Bean, etc., now I have practically lost faith in all these products introduced by Dr.Oz. Before I used to watch his shows quite often, now I have even stopped watching him altogether. It is better we manage our diet and do more workouts to lose weight than depending on this easy-lazy weight loss diets.

Adam AginAugust 25, 2015

Hi Nicole, I too feel the same like you. Before I used to be great fan of Dr.Oz and in fact, I tried a few of his products too (Of course without much result). I am doubting that these products are first manufactured by a Company associated with Dr.Oz., before he introduces the product publically on the show; then the company makes quick sales of the products already manufactured and ready. By the time the public rejects one product, next one is already ready. It is only my guess, but it cannot be true as well. Before I was curious to see what is next diet product by Dr.Oz, but I am NO more interested.

Amy RodenSeptember 2, 2015

Yaah, these are only money minting fast sale products. I used Garcinia Cambogia HCA extract for two months, I lost three pounds, (may be because of psychological effect). But I never got the result as promised by Dr.Oz. Of course, when I was using this diet pill, I also was on a strict diet too, so it could be the reason I lost 3 pounds. Actually, Garcinia was the only weight loss pill I ever used. . Now I am not interested in this or other diet pills. Currently, I have really slimmed down as I am regularly exercising at the Gym.

Marcia CJuly 9, 2015

I have heard only positive things on Garcinia Cambogia. It helps ward off hunger and essentially then can help you lose weight.

Felecia RossJuly 7, 2015

Wasn’t certain about buying this supplement, but I made the right choice! Taking these on a daily basis helped me dramatically. I found myself living a healthier and stronger lifestyle than before. Within 30 days I lost 15 lbs! I highly recommend these to anyone thinking of buying!

Ana ShearJune 5, 2015

With a good diet and Garcinia Cambogia, weight loss is a breeze. I have used this product and it worked for me to some extent. I lost about 7 pounds in 6 weeks and then it stopped. All these diet supplements work only when they are combined with healthy diet and regular workouts. I am still taking one capsule before breakfast and another one before dinner. I will not say this product as great but it will work if you also adjust your diet.

AkilahJune 2, 2015

I read in lot of places that garcinia cambogia does not live up to its hype and promises. It is seem to be another weight loss product that is bogus one..

Anne KirkhamMay 30, 2015

I was insidiously incline to binge eating… I like popcorns and burgers a lot. I never cared till all my friends began to laugh at body size with bulging bags of fats on hip and stomach. It was then I decided try Garcinia pill. It helped me to reduce the binge eating. I have lost good amount of fat 3 months. But I am too lazy to do exercises. For appetite reduction is quite good.

Nitu CristianJune 7, 2015

My experience with this over hyped supplement is bitter. It does not work at all, do not spend money! I tried for 30 days and did not lose any weight. I don’t know whether I got some fake Garcinia product or not. Of course, I tried it out jut out of curiosity as there are lots of BIG discussions on this everywhere.

Miami LingdougMay 25, 2015

Didn’t work at all. Got me sick with stomachache and my stomach got inflamated. I took only for 6 days..then I decided to stop this Garcinia supplement… I did not know what went wrong. I do not whether this reacted with diabetes medicine I am taking. Anyways I did not have nice experience with Garcinia cambogia extract pill.

Siami PaulMay 19, 2015

I think Garcinia cambogia will not help in weight loss. Best ways to lose to weight are workouts and adjusting in eating habits.

Sesui LepchaMay 13, 2015

I am severely obese and was searching on internet for weight loss products. I saw many many write ups on this supplement. I bought 4 bottles as I wanted my mother also to try this for 2 months. Within two months I lost about 23 pounds… as I was determined to lose weight, I also made drastic changes in my diet and daily walked about 4 kilometers (back and forth to my workplace)…However, to my mother it has not made any much difference, may be because she is old and lives a sedentary life. I fully abandoned snacking and soft drinks. This Garcinia cambogia pill actually helps in minimizing your urge to eat food and feeling less hungry

Ian LoboMay 9, 2015

I am happy to go to gym than popping up any of these pills. Look for healthy weight loss solution than these kind of products.

Ketto MuegiMay 6, 2015

Hello Kristina… 2 months back i had purchased one bottle of Garcinia pills… I experience bit of uneasiness with pills for a week…then it was ok. Since I did not see great results..I did not continue with it… After reading your review, I am thinking I have probably got the fake Garcinina Cambogia pill..

LullianMay 4, 2015

Above 50% HCA is must. Most of the brads which claim to be pure Garcinia cambogia are not genuine. Some of them may not even have 20% HCA in them.

MiguiApril 30, 2015

Some reason this upsets my stomach.. But some of colleagues who also had purchase this product are happy with the result.

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